I perform with both singing and playing sax: I play sax to give people a rest from hearing me sing, and sing to give people a rest from hearing me play sax ;-)

Seriously, i was one of those kids who was brought up with the idea that i couldn't sing. I'll forever be grateful to the high school music teacher who took that as a challenge to make a singer out of me.

One last bit - a few months ago i was playing a NH and had a request for the Beatles' Eleanor Rigby. Told them i'd learn it and play it for them next time, went home and worked up an instrumental arrangement of it. After i played it for them next month, the response i got was "where's the singing"?

- Jimbo